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Welcome to Rennert ...

The town of Rennert is located in Robeson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rennert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rennert has a population of 372 people<2> (see below for details).

Rennert is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rennert lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rennert: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rennert had an population of 372 people. This is a decrease of 2.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rennert had a population of 383 people. This makes Rennert the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 383 people, the population of Rennert increased 35.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 283 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rennert.

Communities near Rennert ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rennert.

  • Lumberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hope Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Raeford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Pauls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wagram
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Parkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tar Heel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rennert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rennert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rennert. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rennert.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rennert. See our Newspapers Page for Rennert.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rennert ...

Looking for more information about Rennert? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rennert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rennert.

Adding Rennert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rennert in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rennert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rennert post office opened in 1892. The Rennert post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rennert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rennert.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rennert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Rennert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Rennert area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/